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Staunton State Park

Mason Creek Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 806 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Mason Creek Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Staunton State Park near Shaffers Crossing, CO. It climbs 806 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi8,334 – 9,147 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.49966, -105.37778
Nearest town Shaffers Crossing, CO
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Mason Creek Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 806 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 8,333–9,148 ft

Out & Back · Staunton State Park

Trailhead: 39.49966, -105.37778

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Dines Meadow Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mason Creek Trail, heading E.
  6. 1.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Dines Meadow Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  9. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mason-creek-trail-out-back-7-km-d11c

Trail surface

99% dirt1% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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